Day trips from Malaga

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Kristofer Stoker writes My wife and I are going to Malaga at the end of September. We want to visit Granada and the Alhambra, but were also looking to visit some of the less developed villages along the coastline. Is there any that you would recommend?

Annie Bennett, Spain expert, replies Around Malaga, most of the coastline is pretty developed, although the Costa Tropical, east of the city, is generally less built up than the Costa del Sol. Almuñécar and Salobreña are low-key resorts with a lot of Roman and Moorish vestiges, too.

For something quieter, head inland to the mountains of the Axarquía. The main town, Vélez-Malaga, is only a couple of miles from the coast but is largely untouristy, with mansions and convents flanking the narrow streets. There is a string of pretty white villages with Moorish vestiges in the hills, including Canillas de Aceituno, Sedella and Salares.

The smallish resort town of Nerja is quite attractive — and very popular with British visitors — and near unspoilt stretches of coast and the lovely old inland village of Frigiliana. With a car, you could drive from Granada down to the coast on the country route via the historic spa town of Alhama de Granada.

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About Annie Bennett

Annie Bennett has been living in Spain on and off since the 1980s. She wrote the National Geographic Traveler Madrid guidebook as well as Blue Guides to Madrid and Barcelona. She has won several awards, including Spain Travel Writer of the Year.